REVIEW A screenshot of a tweet made by rapper and activist Maj Toure on 31 December 2020 (see the original tweet archived here), claiming that there were fewer deaths in America in 2020 compared to 2019, was published in numerous Facebook posts and
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tattooed Man Wearing Horns Storming The Capitol Is NOT Antifa/Pedophile — He Is A QAnon/Trump Supporter
Is this man photographed storming the U.S. Capitol in fur and horns an antifa activist working to make supporters of President Donald Trump look bad? No, that's not true: The man in the photo is a well-known QAnon supporter who has been i
The Dispatch→ Were Antifa Supporters Among Those Who Overtook the Capitol Building?
Viral social media posts claimed that two prominent participants in the riot that overtook Capitol Hill Wednesday were actually leftists or Antifa members:jujubean @jujubea92330765@LLinWood @realDonaldTrump January 6th 20212,348 Retweets2,836 LikesLin
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Falsehood-Filled ‘Save America’ Rally
Prior to the violence that disrupted Congress’ counting of the electoral votes, President Donald Trump gave an indignant speech filled with falsehoods about the presidential election he lost two months ago to Democrat Joe Biden. “Now it is
Snopes→ Did Trump Threaten to Prosecute Anyone Who Damaged Federal Buildings?
Many previous political tweets proved not to have aged well as chaos unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ A Woman Was Shot in Capitol Riots; ‘Roberta Paulson’ Meme Follows
During riots at the United States Capitol on January 6 2021, a woman was shot on livestreams, an incident followed by memes claiming her name was “Roberta Paulson”: Roberta Paulsen, protester shot in the neck in DC, has reportedly died.
Truth or Fiction?→ Amid Fascist Coup Attempt, Twitter Cowers From Banning Donald Trump
Even as he incited a far right, explicitly fascist coup attempt against the American government, Twitter refused to say whether it would remove outgoing United States President Donald Trump’s account on the platform: A company spokesperson told
Truth or Fiction?→ Has Vice President Mike Pence Unfollowed President Donald Trump on Twitter?
As far-right rioters invaded the United States Capitol on January 6 2021, one viral rumor after another popped up in quick succession — among them a claim that the account belonging to Vice President Mike Pence had unfollowed President Donald Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 32,000 Votes Did NOT ‘Disappear’ From U.S. Senate Candidate Perdue Live On CNN And ABC — A Typo Was Corrected
Did 32,000 votes "disappear" from Georgia Senate runoff candidate David Perdue live on CNN and ABC? No, that's not true: Video from January 5, 2021, of the coverage of the runoff Senate races in Georgia showed the vote tally for David Per
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a ‘Biblical’ Crowd of Trump Supporters in Washington D.C.?
As a crowd of loyalists for outgoing President Donald Trump gathered in Washington, D.C. at least one account wasted little time recycling a common disinformation tactic in order to make attendance seem much higher than it actually was. The user,
The Dispatch→ Does Mike Pence Have the Power to Reject Slates of Electors?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Big Payback’ Meme Uses Old Photo From Los Angeles 2017 Women’s March — Not January 6, 2021, In DC
Does a meme showing thousands of people packed into a street intersection depict a January 2021 "Big Payback" rally in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The image used in the meme shows a January 21, 2017, women's anti-Trump march in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT A New York Bill Intended To Round Up COVID Patients, Put Them In Camps, Or Forcibly Vaccinate, Projected To Pass On January 6
Is there a bill projected to pass on January 6, 2021, that will allow the state of New York to round up COVID patients and put them in camps? No, that's not true: The hype surrounding this bill is not supported by evidence. The New York S
Truth or Fiction?→ 4th Precinct ‘Homeless Quilt,’ ‘Panhandler Patrol’ Post Resurfaces on Imgur
On January 5 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a Facebook post attributed to an unspecified “4th precinct,” alongside an image of two uniformed police officers and a “homeless quilt” of signs confiscated by a “pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold
Were eight years lost when the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, meaning that the global apocalypse supposedly foretold in the Mayan calendar for 2012 actually was supposed to happen in 2020? No, that's not true: Only 10 days wer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold
Were eight years lost when the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, meaning that the global apocalypse supposedly foretold in the Mayan calendar for 2012 actually was supposed to happen in 2020? No, that's not true: Only 10 days wer
Truth or Fiction?→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Georgia Runoff Voters Being Told Voting Machines Are ‘Malfunctioning’?
Georgia’s long-anticipated runoff elections were slated for January 5 2020; that day, the disreputable site TrendingPolitics.com published an item headlined, “BREAKING: Georgia Voters Sound the Alarm, Claim They’re Being Told Votin
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Senator’s Claim of ‘Antifa’ Attack Debunked by Protesters’ Video
A right-wing U.S. lawmaker’s attempt to claim that “Antifa” threatened his family was immediately debunked by video showing a peaceful protest outside his home. The activist group ShutdownDC streamed video of its demonstration on Jan
AFP Fact Check→ Canada PM did not go to Barbados in violation of Covid-19 guidelines
Tweets and an article claim that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent the end of the year vacationing in Barbados despite government recommendations to avoid unnecessary travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. The claim is false; Trudeau spent
Snopes→ Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants to Name Official State Dinosaur
State Rep. Jack Lewis tweeted that the effort is a good way for children to learn about the legislative process.
AllSides→ Did Democrats Object the Last Three Times a Republican Won the White House?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-democrats-object-the-last-three Populist provocateur Charlie K
The Dispatch→ Did Democrats Object the Last Three Times a Republican Won the White House?
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The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Explaining the Claims Made by ‘Whistleblower’ Jesse Morgan
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Trump Caravan Headed To DC From California in January, 2021 — It Is A 2020 Photo
Does this photo show a caravan headed to DC from California in support of the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The photograph on social media showing a long line of cars with American flags traveling on a highway i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger Does NOT Have A Brother Ron Who Is CTO Of China’s Huawei Corp
Does Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have a brother named Ron who is the chief technology officer for the China-based Huawei Corporation? No, that's not true: While Huawei does have a Ron Raffensperger working as the CTO of
Truth or Fiction?→ Georgia Republican’s Photograph Brings Back Concern Over ‘White Power’ Gesture
Heading into one of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, a photograph of right-wing incumbent Sen. David Perdue — and the purported intent behind it — received newfound attention in January 2021, including a side debate over whether it
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Say ‘Amen and Awomen’ During a Congressional Prayer?
On January 3 2021, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver led a Daily Congressional Prayer, drawing intense scrutiny from certain circles for purportedly concluding with “amen and awomen” (or “awoman”) in lieu of the standard “amen”
Health Feedback→ Asymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19
REVIEW The respiratory disease COVID-19, which is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, spread around the world in 2020. COVID-19 has caused more than 85 million confirmed cases and more than 1.8 million confirmed deaths globally as of 4 January 2020. In
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlanta Warehouse Does NOT House Counterfeit Fulton County, Georgia Ballots
Did a pro-Trump "operative" uncover thousands of counterfeit November 2020 Fulton County ballots stored in an Atlanta warehouse? No, that's not true: Photos of boxes of ballots showed emergency paper ballots stored in the warehouse as bac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Is NOT Making COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory
Does Joe Biden have a plan to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for Americans? No, that's not true: President-elect Biden has repeatedly said that he would not propose making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory. "I don't think it should be
FactCheck.org→ Our Most Popular Posts in 2020
As 2020 draws to an end, we present the 10 most popular stories on our website this year. Seven of the 10 were about the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes COVID-19. Here is our list, in order: Hospital Payments and the COVID-19 Death Count In
The Dispatch→ Is Brad Raffenspeger the Brother of a Huawei Executive?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Mad Max is Set in 2021’
In late 2020 a set of memes began spreading, all of which contained wording to the effect of, “I don’t want to be [a pessimist,] but Mad Max was set in 2021″: It wasn’t clear where the combination of image and phrasing above a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Did NOT Urge That Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn Be Put On ‘Military Trial For Sedition’
Did former Secretary of State and retired Army General Colin Powell urge "the U.S. military to recall [retired Army Lieutenant General] Michael Flynn and put him on military trial for sedition?" No, that's not true: There is no record of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Registered Nurse Did NOT Claim She Suffered From Bell’s Palsy After COVID-19 Vaccination
Did a registered nurse in Nashville, Tennessee claim in a video that she develop Bell's Palsy three days after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The name the woman gave in a video making the claim is not listed in the o
The Dispatch→ Did a Missile Blow Up the AT&T Building in Nashville?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Trump Got 74 Million Votes With 133 Million Registered Voters in the USA … There’s Only 59 Million Votes Left for Biden, How Did He Get 81 Million?’
On December 19 2020, the following screenshot was shared by someone going by the name Thor Arne to Facebook, questioning the math of the 2020 presidential election, which delivered Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden a resounding victory over Republi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘George Soros With the Owner of Smartmatic’
As conspiracy theorists continued trying to convince themselves that Donald Trump did not definitively lose the November 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, they also found another way to recycle — yet again — a reliable boogeyman in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Certification Of Pennsylvania Presidential Vote Is NOT In Error — Analysis That 202,377 More Ballots Were Counted Than Voters Who Voted Uses Partial Numbers
Is the certification of the Pennsylvania presidential vote premature and in error, based on an analysis that claims 202,377 more ballots were counted than there were voters who voted? No, that's not true: The analysis, released by a handf